Duncan tops 4,000 career playoff points, ranks 7th in NBA history

Strong efforts in Sunday’s Game 1 by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker boosted both Spurs among the top scorers in NBA playoff history.

Duncan became the seventh player in NBA to top 4,000 points in Sunday’s game. He enters Wednesday’s game with 4,007 points in seventh place on the NBA’s career playoff scoring list. He is 450 points behind Jerry West, who is in sixth place with 4,457 career playoff points.

And Parker is 10 points behind LeBron James in 28th place on the career list. With 2,619 career points, he is 10 points behind James for the 27th spot and 54 points behind Bill Russell at 26th.